and higher pressure is here this weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. 0ver weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. over the coming days we will see quite a dramatic change. i ll be back with more details. it s saturday, the 6th of march. our top story: pressure is mounting on the government over its proposed pay offer of 1% for health workers in england, after it was claimed that a long term plan had assumed an increase of double that. nhs providers, which represents trusts in england, accused ministers of snatching planned pay rises from the pockets of deserving nhs staff. four health unions have written to the chancellor, urging him to reconsider. our health editor hugh pym reports. nhs providers is the first employers group to wade into the health service pay row in england. it argues that a long term government financial plan for the nhs in 2019 included a commitment to pay staff a wage increase ofjust over 2% from this
those stories plus war plans? the white house is considering plans to deploy to the middle east. guilty as charged. felicity huffman admits her role in the cheating scandal. lottery fever. why zion williamson has the titans of the nba waiting with bated breath tonight. today, tuesday, may 14th, 2019. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with savannah guthrie and ha kotb live from plaza. 1a in rockefeller welcome to today. it s a tuesday morning. nice to have you with us. it s not a draft. it s a draft lottery. draft lotlottery. all eyes on chicago tonight. zion williams could end up in new york. could end up in chicago. it s a game changer. we ll get to that in a little bit. there s search for answe now after sightseeing planes collided in alaska. passengers were killed. they were coming from a popular cruise ship. gadi schwartz joins us with the overnight developme on that. reporter: good morning. these small tour planes known as float planes are prett
snow will spring ever arrive? al has our latest forecast. those stories, plus war plans? the new report this morning the white house is considering plans to deploy more than 100,000 troops to the middle east. guilty as charged. a tearful felicity huffman admits her role in the college admissions scam. are other parents likely to follow and lottery fever. why zion williamson has the titans of the nba waiting with bated breath tonight to se if they will get first dibs at the most promising basketball pick today tuesday, may 14, 2019. announcer: from nbc news this is today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody good morning welcome to today. it s a tuesday morning nice to have you with us it s not a draft it s a draft lottery i m learning a lot this morning. draft lottery all eyes on chicago tonight primarily for the same reason. all of these things. zion williamson, the duke freshman, could end up in new york,
really. watch. it s going to transform america. so excited as to how transformative it is. transformational change. martha: must have been a poll tested word. joe manchin, a key player in all of this has put a major wrench into things today. he doesn t believe in generational transformational change. listen closely to what he said today. watch. i cannot accept our economy or basically our society moving towards an entitlement mentality. that your entitled, okay? i m more of a rewarding. i can help those that need help if those that help themselves do so. martha: not an entitlement society. he wants a rewarding society. bernie sanders doesn t want that. he didn t win the presidential nomination. but he could get what he wanted in this bill. so i believe education, whether you re poor, whether you re rich, i talked about a tax on wall street speculation that will help us make college and public colleges and universities tuition-free. we have a tax plan to raise th
time. one step at a time, not the same as committing to the vote schedule. the speaker and senate leader are working hard. pelosi and schumer went to the white house today, reportedly moving beyond planned phone calls for the final push this week. most democrats believe the way to get it done is by putting everything together, combining the infrastructure bill with the sweeping spending. you can see why they think it s the best course, because red state democrat joe manchin is pushing back on the latter, on the other piece of spending, and talking up only infrastructure today, saying democrats should at least take that win. we have the most important piece of legislation we ve ever had in the last 30 years, which is the bipartisan infrastructure bill. it does so much in so many ways. why wouldn t you take that as a win, move on, and negotiate in good faith? take that as a win. the key statement there gives you a sense that that might be enough to him as a win. manchin h